Synchronised swimming. Not really an Olympic sport, is it.
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johnfm said:
Well, it IS according to the IOC - but it is just dancing in a pool. What next? Ballroom dancing?
How do they justify this crap and yet leave out proper sports like squash, netball, lawn bowls, lacrosse etc.
Pathetic really - notwithstanding the pleasant bodies etc.
Rather like ice dancing in the Winter Olympics. I mean, it's even got 'dancing' in its name. How do they justify this crap and yet leave out proper sports like squash, netball, lawn bowls, lacrosse etc.
Pathetic really - notwithstanding the pleasant bodies etc.
johnfm said:
Well, it IS according to the IOC - but it is just dancing in a pool. What next? Ballroom dancing?
How do they justify this crap and yet leave out proper sports like squash, netball, lawn bowls, lacrosse etc.
Pathetic really - notwithstanding the pleasant bodies etc.
Good argument till you mentioned Lawn bowls.How do they justify this crap and yet leave out proper sports like squash, netball, lawn bowls, lacrosse etc.
Pathetic really - notwithstanding the pleasant bodies etc.
obob said:
johnfm said:
Well, it IS according to the IOC - but it is just dancing in a pool. What next? Ballroom dancing?
How do they justify this crap and yet leave out proper sports like squash, netball, lawn bowls, lacrosse etc.
Pathetic really - notwithstanding the pleasant bodies etc.
Good argument till you mentioned Lawn bowls.How do they justify this crap and yet leave out proper sports like squash, netball, lawn bowls, lacrosse etc.
Pathetic really - notwithstanding the pleasant bodies etc.
I suppose the question is 'what defines a sport as worthy of Olympians?'.
johnfm said:
Well, it IS according to the IOC - but it is just dancing in a pool. What next? Ballroom dancing?
How do they justify this crap and yet leave out proper sports like squash, netball, lawn bowls, lacrosse etc.
Pathetic really - notwithstanding the pleasant bodies etc.
I think ballroom dancing used to be an Olympic sport, back when painting and town planning where also in 'the games'.How do they justify this crap and yet leave out proper sports like squash, netball, lawn bowls, lacrosse etc.
Pathetic really - notwithstanding the pleasant bodies etc.
Apart from the mincing about that goes on beforehand and the extreme make-up, I see it no differently to rhythmic gymnastics or sychronised diving. It looks incredibly hard to do and can't imaging how much breath-holding they are doing. Fitties too!! 
Dressage is another issue - that could be in the circus apart from the animal rights lot would be up in arms... I know they put in a massive amount of time, training and skill but it's a very odd sport.
Dressage is another issue - that could be in the circus apart from the animal rights lot would be up in arms... I know they put in a massive amount of time, training and skill but it's a very odd sport.
Edited by tonyvid on Tuesday 7th August 16:34
Don't kid yourself that synchronised swimming is "just" anything.
I read a while ago about the work that these girls put in, it's amazing.
In some sessions they do the routine / training with ankle and wrist weights on!
Admittedly the marking is subjective but I have a lot of respect for the effort required.
I read a while ago about the work that these girls put in, it's amazing.
In some sessions they do the routine / training with ankle and wrist weights on!
Admittedly the marking is subjective but I have a lot of respect for the effort required.
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